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Opinion 6 years ago
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Jakarta flood response: Beyond technical debate
It is easy to blame climate change for the devastating flood in Jakarta this year. However, the persistent and worsening flooding shows us that a deeper issue lies in Jakarta’s water governance that cannot be simply solved by technological fixes.
Opinion 6 years ago
Time to learn from Japan’s infrastructure development
In Japan, the first things completed in every infrastructure project are the drainage, waterways and reservoirs. Roads and bridges are always built in conjunction with large-scale waterways and are designed to be disaster-resistant.
City 6 years ago
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Advocacy teams set to file class action suit as hundreds lodge complaints over deadly floods
Alvon Kurnia Palma, one of the lawyers of the 2020 Jakarta Class Action Lawsuit Advocacy Team, who has been gathering evidence for the legal action, told The Jakarta Post that as of Thursday, they had received 600 reports via email and had input 243 reports into their document.
